Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
April 4, 1957
West Side News
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Fashion article on spring undergarments inspired by narrow outer styles, featuring long brassieres, high girdles, and elastic corselets for midriff, thigh, and low-back control to suit slim dresses and skirts.
Clipping
OCR Quality
100%
Excellent
Full Text
Outer Styles Are Inspiration
For Spring Under-Fashions
With the basically narrow, eased silhouette in fashion prominence, new foundation garments are designed to make all the many variations of slender styles wearable and becoming to the majority of figures.
Long brassieres, high girdles and one-piece garments are the leading contenders for under-fashion honors.
The long brassieres, more often than not, fasten in front. Thus they're easy to put on, and afford the smooth back line required by many slim dresses and skirts.
The pegged skirt, seen in Flemish or Dutch Boy styles, observes this back slimness and eases softly in front. Since it starts from a flat midriff and tapers narrowly over the thighs, midriff and thigh control may be indicated.
Foundations meet the need, molding the midriff by extending two to three inches above the waist, and slimming the thighs by fitting long on the body.
Some girdles take special note of thigh control with panels of rigid fabric or doubled elastic from the fullest curve of the hip to the base of the garment.
The corselet, a new-found favorite of the slender woman and the old standby of the mature figure, is seen more often in all-elastic versions.
Starting with sheer cup sections to lift the bosom, it molds midriff, waist, hips and thighs with one unbroken sheath of light yet persuasive stretch fabric. Backs are low and straps are detachable, to suit the dress neckline as well as the dress line.
A low backline marks many of the newest foundations, for both sheath and bouffant outer fashions now frequently have low-cut backs. These low back foundations are available with or without straps, in white, black or a pastel, and in the form of bandeaus, long line brassieres, bra-lettes and corselets.
Brassieres and corselets with rounded cups lift the bosom and shape it gently, for a definitive line under cocoon capes and other fashions that fit close to the figure.
Lace, satin and embroidered fabrics make new brassieres pretty and feminine as well as functional.
Color also figures in foundations, with pastels favored.
For Spring Under-Fashions
With the basically narrow, eased silhouette in fashion prominence, new foundation garments are designed to make all the many variations of slender styles wearable and becoming to the majority of figures.
Long brassieres, high girdles and one-piece garments are the leading contenders for under-fashion honors.
The long brassieres, more often than not, fasten in front. Thus they're easy to put on, and afford the smooth back line required by many slim dresses and skirts.
The pegged skirt, seen in Flemish or Dutch Boy styles, observes this back slimness and eases softly in front. Since it starts from a flat midriff and tapers narrowly over the thighs, midriff and thigh control may be indicated.
Foundations meet the need, molding the midriff by extending two to three inches above the waist, and slimming the thighs by fitting long on the body.
Some girdles take special note of thigh control with panels of rigid fabric or doubled elastic from the fullest curve of the hip to the base of the garment.
The corselet, a new-found favorite of the slender woman and the old standby of the mature figure, is seen more often in all-elastic versions.
Starting with sheer cup sections to lift the bosom, it molds midriff, waist, hips and thighs with one unbroken sheath of light yet persuasive stretch fabric. Backs are low and straps are detachable, to suit the dress neckline as well as the dress line.
A low backline marks many of the newest foundations, for both sheath and bouffant outer fashions now frequently have low-cut backs. These low back foundations are available with or without straps, in white, black or a pastel, and in the form of bandeaus, long line brassieres, bra-lettes and corselets.
Brassieres and corselets with rounded cups lift the bosom and shape it gently, for a definitive line under cocoon capes and other fashions that fit close to the figure.
Lace, satin and embroidered fabrics make new brassieres pretty and feminine as well as functional.
Color also figures in foundations, with pastels favored.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fashion Trends
Style Guide
What keywords are associated?
Foundation Garments
Long Brassieres
High Girdles
Corselets
Slender Silhouettes
Thigh Control
Low Back Fashions
Story Details
Story Details
Description of new foundation garments like long brassieres, high girdles, and corselets designed to complement narrow, slender outer fashion silhouettes for spring, emphasizing control for midriff, thighs, and low backs.